Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson is an American actress known as a child for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and Matilda (1996). She came out as queer in a 2016 tweet during the Pulse nightclub shooting, expressing solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community from the position of being a member of it. Wilson largely left film acting behind after her mother's death and has since built a career as a writer, publishing the essay collections Where Am I Now? (2016) and Good Girls Don't (2023) about her childhood fame. She had a recurring voice role on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale and has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and has spoken about mental health and identity in her writing and on stage.